Records of the Illinois State University College of Business, 1967-2013 | Dr. JoAnn Rayfield Archives at Illinois State University

The Illinois State University College of Business collections is arranged into seven series by type of materials.  These materials include organizational charts, correspondence, building information, salaries, event fliers, pamphlets, pens, coasters, photographs, and newsletters.

This collection contains materials collected by the Illinois State University College of Business.  These materials include committee materials, correspondence, syllabi, photographs, pamphlets, and institute materials.

College of Business

The College of Business at Illinois State University was officially established in 1967, however business education has been a part of the university since 1914. A business unit was created in 1914 to assist in the training of teachers. In 1949, the university received approval to develop a Department of Business Education which offered a Master of Arts and a Master of Science in Business Education. After an affirmative faculty vote in 1965 and approval by the Board of Higher Education, the College of Business was founded in 1967. The college began with three departments: Department of Accounting, Department of Business Administration, and Department of Business Education. In the 1970s, the university was moving from being exclusively an education college to a more multipurpose university. In 1975, a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Accounting were approved to replace the Master of Science in Business Administration. In 1976, the Department of Management and Marketing and the Department of Finance and Law were established out of the Business Administration Department. These undergraduate programs were accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business in 1981. After a record breaking gift from State Farm Insurance, the new State Farm Hall of Business building was opened in 2005. Today, the College of Business consists of the Department of Accounting, Department of Finance, Insurance and Law, Department of Management and Quantitative Methods, and Department of Marketing. Six centers and institutes exist within the College of Business to provide students and faculty the chance to interact with members of the business industry. Author: Jenna Self

Business education - Study and teaching (Higher) - Illinois - Normal.
Illinois State University. College of Business - Photographs.
Illinois State University. College of Business.